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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )The Logic Of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error In Complex Situationsby: Dietrich Dorner  List Price: $19.00 Amazon.com's Price: $12.92 You Save: $6.08 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 153.42 EAN: 9780201479485 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0201479486 Label: Basic Books Manufacturer: Basic Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: August 03, 1997 Publisher: Basic Books Studio: Basic Books Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: our modern world, even though it was appropriate to older, simpler times. Working with imagination and often hilarious computer simulations, Dietrich Dorner provides a compass for intelligent planning and decision-making that can sharpen the skills of managers and policy-makers everywhere. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Good analysis, but way to long windedThis book layed out some good work on determining common errors when confronted with a complex problem. However I thought the book could have been condensed into just a few chapters while still presenting much of the same informaion. Rating:  - A MUST READ!This book should be required in school. It's an easy read and a good introduction into how complicated our society has become and how quickly things can get out of control. Rating: - Facinating and informative!I got this book from a co-worker, and didn't know anything about it, but ended up reading it all in a few days. Very well written and fascinating look into reasons humans make mistakes. Highly recommended! Rating: - Over-promised and under-deliveredThe book got my juices flowing in the first chapter, especially with the reference to human interaction with dynamic systems and the tendency to "oversteer". I wrote my doctoral dissertation over 30 years ago on just such a phenomenon as applied to the broiler industry (yes, chickens), which behaves as an underdamped servomechanism. (I'm an engineer). However the early promise of the book didn't bloom as I'd hoped. Rather than use real world examples, all of the author's principles ... Read More Rating: - Use common senseThis book was clearly written and provided a great deal of food for thought. There are several useful concepts described here and I am glad I read the book. I recognized many of the habits and weaknesses in my own thought patterns. However, I was a little disappointed that the final analysis seemed to be: "learn common sense" from experience, perhaps by engaging in computer simulations of decision making. With so many interesting ideas presented throughout the book, I had expected something more ... Read More 
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